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Prestwick House

A Raisin in the Sun

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Or does it explode? Discuss the ultimate deferred dream in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun with a handy crossword puzzle that reviews key names and details from the play.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Think Like a Historian: A Viewing Guide

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Calling all junior detectives! Scholars use the tools of investigation to determine the causes and impacts of the American Civil War. Using viewing guides, videos, group research, and written resources, they discover what it takes to...
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eBook
Planet PDF

The Jungle Book

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Being raised by wolves has its advantages. An eBook gives readers the chance to experience Rudyard Kipling's classic novel The Jungle Book, a story about a boy named Mowgli who wants to stay with the wolves that raised him instead of...
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Interactive
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Describing Egypt

Sennedjem - (19th Dynasty)

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Who was Sennedjem and how does he relate to ancient Egypt? The resource describes the artisan's life as well as the village in which he lived, called Set Ma'at. Learners view where the people who built the tombs for powerful Egyptians...
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Handout
ProCon

Daylight Savings Time

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
An entomologist named Geroge Vernon Hudson is credited with proposing Daylight Saving Time (DST) so he could better study his insects. Using the informative website, scholars read a brief introduction to the topic and then explore the...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Analyzing the Purpose of a Newspaper Article

For Teachers 6th Standards
Shh! No talking during the discussion! Using the resource, scholars engage in a silent discussion called a Chalk Talk activity to analyze the purpose of a newspaper article. Additionally, they read a model newspaper article and try to...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Revising Draft Letters to a Publisher about an Athlete’s Legacy: Using Critique and Feedback, Part II

For Teachers 5th Standards
Let's get opinionated. Scholars participate in a peer critique and revision process using a fun activity called a Four Corners strategy. After incorporating classmates' feedback, individuals share their final drafts of their opinion...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Building Background Knowledge: Jigsaw to Build and Share Expertise about the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Part 2

For Teachers 5th Standards
Calling all experts! Using the educational resource, pupils work together in small expert groups, reading an article about the 2010 Haiti earthquake. As they read, they record two main ideas and supporting details from the text.
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Curated OER

What's In A Name? How Did Surnames Come to Be?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine how in the early years of the Middle Ages, most people in Europe lived in small farming villages. Everyone knew his neighbors, and there was little need for last names.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Animals versus Offspring Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this animals offspring worksheet, students choose the correct baby name for the animal in the picture. Students complete 24 multiple choice questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kitty Tunes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students compare cat calls. For this wildlife lesson, students listen to cat calls and compose their own raps that feature the calls of Florida panthers.
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PPT
Curated OER

The Numbers in Nonfiction

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This library media PowerPoint introduces the system of nonfiction call numbers. Each slide includes information on what numbers go with each subject, along with colorful illustrations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Name Game

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to a song in which they practice echoing. During the song, they sing a song in which they give their name and their classmates say their name back to the original person. They practice singing to each other in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alliteration

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the use of alliteration. They discuss alliteration and examine various examples of alliteration in various stories. Students discuss the examples of alliteration and create their own examples of alliteration using...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Beach Nouns

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this grammar activity, students write the names of 8 beach items on the blank lines after reading the definition of nouns as words that name people, places, and things.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Beach Nouns

For Students 2nd
In this grammar worksheet, 2nd graders read the definition of nouns at the top of the page. They label 8 clip art pictures of beach items with nouns that name them which can be found in the word bank at the bottom of the page.
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Interactive
Curated OER

The Annoying Orange

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this orange worksheet, students watch a video of a talking orange called The Annoying Orange, answer multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, name kitchen items, and more. Students complete 7 activities total.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

School House Rock! Science Rock

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use common household and classroom objects to generate static electricity and study its effects. They discuss the video Science Rock CD called Electricity, Electricity. The video explains many things about electricity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sounds of the Wetlands

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify the sounds of different bird calls. In this biology lesson, students create a sound map. They explain how this method is important in tracking wildlife.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Prio and Friends

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this fill in the blanks worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences about a girl named Prio and her friends by choosing the best word for the sentences. Students complete 10 words total.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Naming New Species

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners explore science of taxonomy and the Five Kingdoms of life, categorize organisms into Kingdoms, and create multi-media presentations illustrating knowledge of a Kingdom. They collect data and related pictures on the Internet,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Chick Called Saturday

For Teachers K
Students explain what a calendar is all about in terms of time measurement. They clearly communicate in oral, artistic, written and nonverbal forms.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

U.S. Constitution Roll Call

For Teachers 1st
First graders simulate the signing of the constitution. In this American history lesson plan, 1st graders take on the roll of newspaper reporters during 1787. Students must pretend to interview signers of the constitution and create a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Name That Bird

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students view web sites about Birding. They explore how to identify species using a bird's silhouette, posture, size, flight patterns and habitat. They practice birdwatching and notetaking in the outdoors.

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